Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Rohrkatze

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Rohrkatze is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Rohrkatze
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Felis chaus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Rohrkatze

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Rohrkatze
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Rohrkatze

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

The Candy Apple Waxy Cap (Hygrocybe cuspidata) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.